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Chapparal HOA Board Meetings

Mon., Nov. 10th • 7 p.m.Creekside Elementary School

Chapparal Sage • A Publication of the Chapparal Homeowners Association • www.chapparal.org • November 2014

Chapparal HOA Board Meeting MinutesOctober 13, 2014

The following homeowners were in attendance: Terri Lash, Jim Neumann, Gerald Weaver, Jim Noon, Rick Poppe, Sue Brunk, Dan Hartman, David Fletcher, Wayne Lauer and board members Ken Brunk, Jim Harrington, Pam Daiss-Sitzman, Mary Ann Neumann and Rolayne Sellers. The meeting was called to order by Jim Harrington at 7:00 p.m. Introductions were made with the group. Jim Harrington offered sincere thanks to Adam Carmel for his expertise and experience as treasurer of the homeowners association board. Adam has resigned this position for personal reasons and his resignation has been accepted by the board. Mary Ann Neumann has been asked to serve as the treasurer for the home own-ers association. There were no objections. The minutes of the August meeting were read and approved. There were no official minutes for the September meeting since a quorum of the board was not present. See the October newsletter for the highlights of the discussion between neighbors present.The treasurer’s report was prepared by Adam Carmel and presented by Mary Ann Neumann. There are copies of this report posted on our website. Rolayne Sellers then presented the new information about the upcoming Sleigh Ride. (See included article). A committee is planning all the details. Due to the expense of the

tent and the lack of guaran-tee that the rental company would bring it during cold weather, we have chosen to have the Sleigh ride at the home (garages) of Pam Daiss-Sitzmann. The time has been extended an hour from previous years to give

more families the opportunity to participate in the sleigh ride. We will have Santa, crafts for the kids, refreshments, sing-a-long, fire pits and lots of fun. We welcome community members to come and enjoy the evening with their neighbors. Watch your emails for updated information and opportunities to get involved! The Welcoming Committee has also been organized again. There are eight ladies that will greet new neighbors. Two at a time will go to give information about our community and extend friendship and welcome. We will reach out to them within the month they move in. We apologize for the confusion about the second dumpster at the pool. We origi-nally planned to have it in early October, but unfortunately this was not coordinated with Waste Management. We will schedule ahead for 2015 to have these dumpsters in May and September with plenty of notice. Ken Brunk led the discussion about the HOA newsletter. We are working on how to make our communication with the neighborhood more effective. This discussion also included details about our website and the recent problems with it. We are working to have the new board trained in handling the communication. Our November HOA meet-ing will feature results and plans for how we plan to make this better in the future. This

Sleigh Ride Dear Neighbors, Please put the annual Sleigh Ride, Chapparal’s tradition, on your calen-dars. It is Sunday, December 7, 2014, 5:00 p.m.-9:00p.m. The location is 7088 S. Chapparal Circle W. Call Rolayne Sellers, 303-690-9142 after November 15 to reserve ride times. Please bring your favorite finger food goodies and cookies.

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With The Orchestra!Presented By The Littleton Symphony OrchestraNovember 15, 2014, 2:30 p.m. Join the Littleton Symphony Orchestra for a concert designed espe-cially for kids! Our annual FREE chil-dren’s concert is always a fun and educational experience for the whole family. This year’s concert will fea-ture 7-year-old pianist Madison Oh and the return of Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead, a “whodunit” that introduces children to the sections of the orchestra. The concert will take place at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura Street in Littleton. Kids, join the fun and bring your grown-ups. NO TICKETS NEEDED!

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Chapparal Homeowners AssociationOfficers and Board of Directors

President: Jim Harrington, jim.harrington@pfacolorado.com, 303-699-8272

Vice President: Pam Daiss-Sitzmann, pamdaiss@aol.com, 720-935-2213

Secretary: Rolayne Sellers rolaynesellers@gmail.com, 303-690-9142

Treasurer: Mary Ann Neumann xjneumann@aol.com

Communications Director: Ken Brunk kenbrunk@msn.com, 303-680-4034

Newsletter CoordinatorVacant

ACC CoordinatorJeff Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff_Patton@Edwards.com

Chapparal Metro District Board MembersPresident: Garry Cornish . . . . . . . gcornish@gcornish.com, 303-693-4431Vice President: Gerry Weaver. . . gnweaver@comcast.net, 303-699-6033Treasurer: Tom Lash . . . . . . . . . . tom.lash@comcast.net, 303-617-9911Secretary: James Neumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-690-6823Director: Steve Cooper . . . . . . . crengineering@msn.com, 303-807-3019

The Board meets the second Tuesday of the month at Fire Station #42 on Parker Road at 3:00 p.m.

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includes policies for the directory (paper and electronic copies) and how to make our website user friendly and effective. There were no legal issues to discuss. Rick Poppe reported for the Architectural Control Committee. 6 requests were made this month: one is pending, 4 approved and one not approved. We had a discussion about the role of the HOA in covenant enforcement. Jim Harrington reported having information from Community Preservation Specialists (CPS) to outsource enforcement of our covenant violations. CPS becomes familiar with our covenants and together with the HOA board develops protocol for how to document violations and follow through with them. We plan to include the fee for their services in our budget for 2015. The board will study the issues and in consultation with CPS present a plan to be effective for 2015 and beyond. There were many ques-tions and answers in our discussion. All in attendance were sup-portive of this action and will wait to hear the details in upcoming HOA meetings. Jerry Weaver and Jim Neumann were in attendance repre-senting the Chapparal Metro District. They highlighted the work done at the pool this summer. There was a significant discussion about what to do with the new entrances to Chapparal after the expanding of Arapahoe Road. Jim Noon shared information from the city’s point of view. There are plans proposed, but there are no final decisions. We must coordinate our efforts and desires with the city of Centennial since they budget money to move our entrances. We will need to have written contracts before we com-mit any HOA money. Jim Harrington acknowledged the many opinions regarding these entrances. This will continue to be a topic for discussion as we get closer to the changes. The Proposed Budget for 2015 is published and will be fur-ther discussed at the November HOA Meeting. (See proposed budget included in this newsletter). We discussed raising the HOA dues to $62.00 per year. Feedback was given regarding how much expenses should be next year. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Next meeting will be November 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Creekside Elementary.

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Chapparal HOA Board MeetingAgenda: November 10, 2014Call to OrderI. IntroductionsII. Review AgendaII. President CommentsIV. Review and approve Minutes of October 2014 Meeting.V. Treasurer’s Report - Mary Ann Neumann a. Financial StatementsVI. Community Activities Update - Rolayne Sellers a. Sleigh Ride b. Welcome CommitteeVII. Communications Update - Ken Brunk a. Newsletter b. Website c. Community SurveyVIII. Legal Update - Pam Daiss-SitzmannIX. ACC Update - Jeff PattonX. Chapparal Metro District ReportXI. Cencon ReportXII. Old Business a. Covenant Violation Process b. Community SurveyXIII. New BusinessXIV. Public CommentsXV. Next Meeting: December 8, 2014 at Creekside Elementary School.

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Chapparal 480 HOA Balance Sheet As of August 31, 2014

ASSETS Aug 31, 2014Current Assets Checking/Savings Preferred Money Market For .......... 71,689.38 Business Interest Checking ........... 19,609.97 Total Checking/Savings ...................... 91,299.35Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable ............................... 190.54 Total Accounts Receivable ...................... 190.54Total Current Assets ................................. 91,489.89TOTAL ASSETS ....................................... 91,489.89LIABILITIES & EQUITYEquity Retained Earnings .............................. 84,625.12 Net Income ........................................... 6,864.77 Total Equity ........................................ 91,489.89TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY .............. 91,489.89

Chapparal 480 HOA Profit & Loss YTD Comparison

August 2014 Aug 14 Jan-Aug 14INCOME HOA Dues 0.00 15,393.02 Waste Mgmt-HOA Collect... 0.00 28,210.98 Waste Mgmt-HOA Svc Fe... 0.00 445.67 Status Letters 300.00 1,300.00 Interest-CD 56.86 193.88 Interest-Checking Acct 0.31 0.31 Interest Money Market Acct 15.65 60.17 Interest on Late Dues 0.00 9.90 Late Fees 0.00 119.72Total Income 372.82 45,733.65EXPENSE Cencon Membership Fee 0.00 30.00 Creekside Room Rental 0.00 5.00 Directory 0.00 315.00 Discretionary 4th of July Event 0.00 200.00 Total Discretionary 0.00 200.00 HOA Financial Review 0.00 2,000.00 Image Fee 0.00 25.00 Insurance 0.00 804.00 Legal Fees 0.00 3,152.55 Newsletter 0.00 1,400.00 Postage/Paper 0.00 274.99 Snow Plowing 0.00 3,000.00 Waste Mgmt-HOA Payment 0.00 27,093.83 Web Site and Domain Name 0.00 524.55 Welcoming Committee 0.00 43.96Total Expense 0.00 38,868.88NET INCOME 372.82 6,864.77

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